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This site is for mothers of kids in the U.S. Navy and for Moms who have questions about Navy life for their kids.

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Choose your Username. For the privacy and safety of you and/or your sailor, NO LAST NAMES ARE ALLOWED, even if your last name differs from that of your sailor (please make sure your URL address does not include your last name either). Also, please do not include your email address in your user name. Go to "Settings" above to set your Username. While there, complete your Profile so you can post and share photos and videos of your Sailor and share stories with other moms!

Make sure to read our Community Guidelines and this Navy Operations Security (OPSEC) checklist - loose lips sink ships!

Join groups! Browse for groups for your PIR date, your sailor's occupational specialty, "A" school, assigned ship, homeport city, your own city or state, and a myriad of other interests. Jump in and introduce yourself! Start making friends that can last a lifetime.

Link to Navy Speak - Navy Terms & Acronyms: Navy Speak

All Hands Magazine's full length documentary "Making a Sailor": This video follows four recruits through Boot Camp in the spring of 2018 who were assigned to DIV 229, an integrated division, which had PIR on 05/25/2018.

Boot Camp: Making a Sailor (Full Length Documentary - 2018)

Boot Camp: Behind the Scenes at RTC

...and visit Navy.com - America's Navy and Navy.mil also Navy Live - The Official Blog of the Navy to learn more.

OPSEC - Navy Operations Security

Always keep Navy Operations Security in mind. In the Navy, it's essential to remember that "loose lips sink ships." OPSEC is everyone's responsibility.

DON'T post critical information including future destinations or ports of call; future operations, exercises or missions; deployment or homecoming dates.

DO be smart, use your head, always think OPSEC when using texts, email, phone, and social media, and watch this video: "Importance of Navy OPSEC."

Follow this link for OPSEC Guidelines:

OPSEC GUIDELINES

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**UPDATE 4/26/2022** Effective with the May 6, 2022 PIR 4 guests will be allowed. Still must be fully vaccinated to attend.

**UPDATE as of 11/10/2022 PIR vaccination is no longer required.

**UPDATE 7/29/2021** You now must be fully vaccinated in order to attend PIR:

In light of observed changes and impact of the Coronavirus Delta Variant and out of an abundance of caution for our recruits, Sailors, staff, and guests, Recruit Training Command is restricting Pass-in-Review (recruit graduation) to ONLY fully immunized guests (14-days post final COVID vaccination dose).

FOLLOW THIS LINK FOR UP TO DATE INFO:

RTC Graduation

**UPDATE 8/25/2022 - MASK MANDATE IS LIFTED. Vaccinations still required.

**UPDATE 11/10/22 PIR - Vaccinations no longer required.

RESUMING LIVE PIR - 8/13/2021

Please note! Changes to this guide happened in October 2017. Tickets are now issued for all guests, and all guests must have a ticket to enter base. A separate parking pass is no longer needed to drive on to base for parking.

Please see changes to attending PIR in the PAGES column. The PAGES are located under the member icons on the right side.

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Comment by Capstar on February 16, 2014 at 1:04am: I just wanted to pop in and say "hello." It's strange, yet somehow comforting, to read all of these posts and feel like I could have written any one of them. My son is in the 810 division and will graduate March 28. I am counting the days! :o)

Comment by Karenlee on February 13, 2014 at 11:13pm: Bonnie, after school and training there is just more training. They go to their unit and work on training as a group. Jumping out of planes and diving and blowing things up. My son's group within the unit is underwater diving. They have 2 groups in their unit that do that. He is getting ready to go somewhere in Africa for a joint training excerise. Think he will be gone 2-3 weeks. Once they get to their unit things are laid back, so to speak. Hope the next 43 days go by fast and that spring is in the air when you go. Karenlee

Comment by Bonnie-Codysmom on February 13, 2014 at 2:11pm: can anyone tell me how their life is when all the traiing is complete? im just curious..i know its very hard and they all dont make it but i would like to know....also, 43 more days till PIR!!! whoohooooo

Comment by Karenlee on February 9, 2014 at 5:53pm: Addy we talked to Ben yesterday and I told him that Tyler would be there the end of this month or the beginning of March. Ben's team is going to Africa next month. Is Tyler flying out of Norfolk? Does he know where he is going to live? And did they tell him how long until his stuff will show up there? I am hoping when Ben comes back that they do not lose anything. The Navy paid for our dil to move things there but a skid was lost on the way and they have not located it yet- almost a year later. Best of luck to Tyler. The guys in Spain are a great group. Karenlee

Comment by addy62 on February 9, 2014 at 5:01pm: brandonsmom, zim is going with tyler to rota. i picked him up friday night and i have him for two whole weeks before he leaves for spain. he repacked all his equipment today and the movers are coming for his stuff on tuesday. it is getting very real, very quick. he is packing his life for the next 3-5 years. moving his motorcycle and bike, everything.... his closet is sooo empty. i will be checking in on y'all but i have also joined the rota spain group. it seems like just yesterday he left for bootcamp. now two years later, he has finished the EOD journey and is about to be an active tech on his job. he is so excited, i am proud and sad at the same time. take care, keep the questions coming and i will keep you informed. audrey

Comment by DoxieMom on February 8, 2014 at 8:32pm: Yay D! He sent it to YOU!

Lupner & brandonsmom, I did that same thing. And I'm still wearing his jacket. :)

Carolina, I plant to call the recruiter on Monday to find out if my son is in the same ship/division.

Have a good weekend moms!

Comment by NJNavyMom on February 8, 2014 at 7:33pm: Lupner88
Funny, that's exactly what I did!

Comment by DoxieMom on February 8, 2014 at 12:13am: My son's recruiter said that she would have their division number after one week. I will giver her a call on Monday to see if she has it and let you know Carolina Mom.

D, the address on my box was written by my son, not that that information helps you out at all. I'm sure your son had his box sent to you. Hang in there.

Comment by D-hunter on February 7, 2014 at 10:12pm: I'm having terrible thoughts... What if the "Box" goes to the girlfriend ??????My son is 18 and thinks this is the one :( I hope not -but we can save that story for a day everyone has time to read a small novel. I just hope they send it to his home address.

Comment by DoxieMom on February 7, 2014 at 8:41pm: Bonnie, I did the same thing. I put everything back in the box the exact same way that it came and set it on his bed. Today, I took them out to let the dogs sniff them. I put some of them in the wash and I'm wearing his north face jacket. Never realized how comfy these jackets really are, especially in this deep freeze.